He told me to 'settle, girl.'
He asked if 'something was wrong with me?'
He said I was an ‘easy target.’
That was within minutes when I first met Caden Banks.
I labeled him an *sshole, but he was more than that. Arrogant. Smug. Alpha.

He was also to-die-for gorgeous, and my stepbrother’s fraternity brother.

Okay, yes I was a little naive, a tad bit socially awkward, and the smallest
amount of stalker-ish, but if Caden Banks thought he could tell me what to do,
he had another thing coming.

I came to college with daydreams about being with my stepbrother, but what
would happen if I fell for the anti-stepbrother instead?

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He wasn’t looking at me
any more. I wasn’t even sure he was really in the room.

I needed to leave this
alone. He had given me the clues—looking away, his jaw clenching, pain like I’d
never heard from him sounding loud and clear. My instincts were telling me to
shut up, but I couldn’t. I had this burning need to know more about Caden. I
needed to get in there, past his walls, and I wanted to understand him.

I wanted to help him.

Caden was hurting, and I
wanted to take that away.

“What happened?”

Caden turned his gaze to
me now, and I felt branded by the pain I saw. His eyes were stricken. “Does it
matter?”

“No.” My breath caught
and held in my chest. I wanted to go to him, but I also wanted to slink away. I
was stirring up his pain, but I had to know. “What happened, Caden?”

“Why do you have to
know?”

“Because it’s hurting
you.”

I made a decision,
though I had no idea what the ramifications were going to be. I stood, my legs
going numb and my stomach clenching, and I moved to his side. He leaned back,
his head falling to the couch, and he watched me.

The need to ease some of
his hurt outweighed the fear of what would happen next. Swallowing tightly, I
stepped over to straddle him and sat down.

“What are you doing?”

He asked that softly,
still holding his beer. I took it from his hands and put it on the stand next
to the couch. Then I just sat there. He had to do the rest. I’d already made
the first move.

I glanced down at his
hands, feeling like an idiot. “What happened?”

“Why are you pushing
this?”

I looked back up to find
confusion warring with need in his eyes. He wasn’t pushing me away, so I sank
further into his lap.

“You haven’t told anyone
else about this.” It wasn’t really a question, but I saw the confirmation in
his eyes. My chest tightened, thinking about whatever secret he held. “Please
tell me.”

“No.” He shifted
forward, and I braced myself, expecting him to push me away. He didn’t. His
hands grasped the backs of my legs and lifted me so I was more fully on his
lap.

I could feel him between
my legs, and my breasts almost pressed against his chest. I waited. I wanted to
see what else he’d say

“But not because I don’t
want you to know,” he added. “Because it’s not my secret to tell.”

In that moment, the
truth exploded in me. I wanted him. I wanted this—but it was more. I needed this.

I didn’t answer.

I closed the distance
between us.

Author Information

I didn't begin writing until after undergraduate college.
There'd been storylines and characters in my head all my life, but it came to a
boiling point one day and I HAD to get them out of me. So the computer was
booted up and I FINALLY felt it click. Writing is what I needed to do. After
that, I had to teach myself how to write. I can't blame my teachers for not
teaching me all those years in school. It was my fault. I was one of the
students that was wishing I was anywhere but at school! So after that day, it
took me lots of work until I was able to put together something that resembled
a novel. I'm hoping I got it right since someone must be reading this profile!
And I hope you keep enjoying my future stories.

A refreshing look at college romance!!!There
was nothing predicable about this book, Tijan had me thinking of a wild
college party only to prove me wrong and to give me so much more, get
your tissue ready readers, because you will be hooked until the very
end. If that don't get you excited maybe this will it features some
gorgeous, arrogant, and smug alpha men. It is not all fun and games it
touches on some very heartbreaking Subjects that will leave you in
tears. I have one problem with this book and my question is to Tijan.
Where is book 2? If you are not planning on writing a book 2 reconsider
it, please. I loved this story, but I would like to see it grow....

I was given a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review ♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️

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